6/13/22 Hometown Broadcasting News Monday
13 June 2022 News
COVID 19 Update
Wisconsin entered the weekend with 1,740 new COVID-19 cases Friday, but the 7-day rolling average still decreased by nearly 140 cases a day to 1,639 new cases. The positivity rate for all tests also continued to fall now standing at 12 percent. The state’s Department of Health Services reported 4 more deaths and 25 people were hospitalized. The Wisconsin Hospital Association Friday reported 375 COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the state with 54 of them in intensive care units. Those numbers were also on the decline.
Winnebago County reported 44 new COVID-19 cases Friday. Thirty-two (32) new cases were recorded in Fond du Lac County and Dodge County had 23 new cases. Green Lake County had 4 new cases, Waupaca County had 14 new cases, and Waushara County had 6 new cases of coronavirus.
Kaufman Seats Will Have To Be Filled
The election of Fond du Lac County Board Chairperson Sam Kaufman to the county executive’s position set up a domino effect for several seats he had including county chairperson. Kaufman says County Board first vice chair Marty Ryan is now the acting chairperson until a new one can be elected by the board at their June 21st meeting. He says in the meantime people who live within the 7th Supervisory District that he represented on the county board can apply for that opening with the Committee on Committee’s eventually interviewing candidates and making a recommendation to the county board. As for his seat on the Waupun Town Board the chairperson will appoint someone to fill Kaufman’s seat until next spring’s election. The Waupun Town Board holds its regular meeting at 7:30 tonight.
Work Underway On Middle Mile Of Lauree’s Trail
The middle mile of “Lauree’s Trail,” the multi-use trail between Ripon and Green Lake will be completed sometime next month. It will be known as the “Oberreich Foundation Mile” due to the $150,000 donation from the Oberreich Fund for completion of that one-mile section of the trail. Green Lake Greenways has been working on the trail named after Lauree Renaud since 2008. The trail was named after her following her death. Greenways President Howard Hansen says it was her vision to have a bicycle trail that connected the two communities. Greenways Treasurer Barry Rogers says when they complete Lauree’s Trail it will be about 6 miles but connections to other trails will give the area a unique 18-mile trail system. Fundraising for the third and final phase of the trail will start after completion of the middle mile. Rogers says by the time “Lauree’s Trail” is complete over $1.1 million will have been invested in it. To donate visit the Greenways website or send your donation to Green Lake Greenways, P.O. Box 321, Green Lake Wisconsin 54941.
Grothman Introduces School Safety Legislation
Last week Congressman Glenn Grothman introduced legislation that would give schools more flexibility with existing federal funds to make schools safer, more secure, and better communicate with law enforcement to identify threats. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says the Student and Teacher Safety Act will target all those areas with the goal of making schools safer. He says students and teachers have the right to feel safe in school, but as the country tragically witnessed in Uvalde we need to do more to prepare schools to properly identify and respond to violent individuals. He points out that the people who know what is best for schools are the students, parents and teachers in the local community. He says if federal dollars are already being given to schools, they should be able to use that money to protect our children.
Senator Feyen Honored
The Wisconsin Economic Development Association recently presented State Senator Dan Feyen of Fond du Lac with the organization’s 2022 “Champion of Economic Development” legislative award for his leadership on legislative initiatives to drive economic growth and prosperity in Wisconsin. The award was presented at a local Childcare and the Workforce Business Roundtable held at Amcor Flexibles in Oshkosh. Senator Feyen earned the “Champion of Economic Development” designation for his critical work on a wide range of legislation, from proposals to strengthen Wisconsin’s workforce to initiatives aimed at boosting the state’s housing stock and encouraging the redevelopment of blighted properties. Feyen represents the 18th State Senate District.
Organ And Tissue Donations
The nurse manager for the emergency department at SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital says the harvesting of organs and tissue from donors really takes team work. The hospital was recently recognized by the University of Wisconsin Organ and Tissue Donation program with an Excellence in Tissue Donation award. Ashley Kolberg says nurses begin the process after a person dies at the hospital and eventually a team from the UW takes over and an organ and tissue donation team comes to the hospital to collect the donation. She says donating your tissue and organs is the most selfless thing you can do and it’s a beautiful process that furthers peoples’ lives. In 2021 four of the people who died at Ripon Community Hospital were tissue donors.
MPTC Tech Knowledge College
Moraine Park Technical College will host Tech Knowledge College, a summer camp for students entering grades 6 to 8. The event gives participants an interactive look at the skills and careers needed today and in the future. Registration is now open for the annual three-day camp, held August 9 through the 11th, at MPTC’s Fond du Lac campus. The sessions for this year’s event are The Business of Drones, Rescue 9-1-1, Lego Sumo Robots, Respiratory Therapy, All About Health Care, Courtroom is in Session, Inside the World of Law Enforcement, and Salon Techniques. The cost is $115 and includes a choice of two sessions, a t-shirt, and a morning snack and lunch each day. The camp is from 9 am to 3:15 pm each day. Visit the MPTC website for full details and registration information.
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